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Promexyele peyeri

Chondrichthyes - Iniopterygia - Iniopterygidae

Taxonomy
Promexyele peyeri was named by Zangerl and Case (1973). Its type specimen is FMNH PF5911, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Moorehead's Bank, Mecca Quarry shale, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Linton Formation of Indiana. It is the type species of Promexyele.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Promexyele peyeri Zangerl and Case p. 22 figs. 31-39

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
orderIniopterygiaZangerl and Case 1973
familyIniopterygidaeZangerl and Case 1973
genusPromexyele
speciespeyeri

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Promexyele peyeri Zangerl and Case 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Moscovian or 315.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Iowa) Promexyele peyeri (132156)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) Promexyele peyeri (132163)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Indiana) Promexyele peyeri (130880 131229 131614 132157 132159 132160 type locality: 132167)